APECET to be conducted online on September 19
The Hindu
It will be held in two sessions in 48 centres
The Andhra Pradesh Engineering Common Entrance Test (APECET) - 2021 will be conducted only in the online mode on September 19 (Sunday) in two sessions from 9 a.m. to 12 noon and 3 p.m. to 6 p.m. at 48 centres across the State. JNTU-Anantapur Vice-Chancellor G. Ranga Janardhana and Registrar C. Sashidhar told the media here on Saturday that August 12 would be the last date for submitting the application without fine and August 23 with a penal fee of ₹1,000. The examination would be conducted for 12 branches of engineering, one pharmacy, and one B.Sc with mathematics as an optional subject.The election authorities are gearing up for the counting of votes cast in the simultaneous elections to Lok Sabha and Assembly seats in Andhra Pradesh, scheduled to be held on June 4. The Collectors and Election Officers of Visakhapatnam, Anakapalli and Alluri Sitharama Raju (ASR) districts said on May 23 (Thursday) that their teams were ready for the counting of votes.
Responding to the prolonged water scarcity, the residents of the area took to the streets in protest on Wednesday. The protest, which drew attention to their plight, stopped only after the intervention of the police. It was not until 1.30 p.m. that a 4000-litre tanker was finally delivered by BWSSB, providing relief to the water-starved residents.